By Mike Stimpson, Journalism Initiative Reporter 20/06/2024 21:15 DRYDEN – On Thursday, Grassy Narrows First Nation members took their fight to the source of the mercury contamination that has affected them for more than 50 years. Chief Rudy Turtle joined Grassy Narrows residents and supporters in a protest in front of Dryden’s paper mill, where tonnes of mercury was discharged into the Wabigoon River in the 1960s and ’70s. The mill stopped releasing mercury decades ago, but the mercury hasn’t entirely gone away. Recent research has found that sulfates and organic matter released by the mill have been elevating levels of methylmercury, an especially dangerous form of mercury. “Something needs to be done,” Turtle told Dougall Media. The province needs to step in for the well-being of people in Grassy…
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